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Can swallowing some antibiotics be of help for a hemorhoid ?
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No: Antibiotics would be of no use for a swollen or painful hemorrhoid. It would be quite rare to develop infection in severely prolapsed & gangrenous hemorrhoids, and then antibiotics pills would not be of help either.
Answered 3/1/2019
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NO: No place for antibiotics for hemorrhoids the majority of the time. If you are not sure it is a hemorrhoid and might be an abscess, see your doctor first before taking any antibiotics that you may have lying around the house.
Answered 10/3/2016
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